Asclepius: Medicine and Cult by Florian Steger

Asclepius: Medicine and Cult

Florian Steger with Margot M. Saar (Translator)

166 pages paperback

1 edition

nonfiction health history medium-paced
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Throughout antiquity patients sought relief and healing from their afflictions in the sanctuaries of Asclepius, the God of healing. The Asclepian healing cult included sacrifices, ablutions and incubation. In their dreams, the patients received th...

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